Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Dr. M. Hamilton, Surgeon, Royal Naval Brigade

Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (Dr. M. Hamilton, Surgeon, Royal Naval Brigade 1855) engraved capitals; Turkey, Order of the Medjidie, 5th Class breast badge, silver, gold and enamel; Turkish Crimea 1855, British issue, unnamed, pierced with ring suspension, contact marks, nearly very fine and better (3) £400-500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Awards to the Medical Services from the Collection of the late Tony Sabell.

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On 2 August 1842 Mark Hamiliton, aged 23 years, entered the Royal Navy as an Acting Assistant Surgeon on the books of H.M.S. St. Vincent. On 10 May 1843 he joined H.M.S. Racer and on 8 August 1843 he was confirmed as an Assistant Surgeon. In 1849 he gained the degrees of M.D. and B.A. In April 1849 he volunteered for an Arctic Expedition but later heard that another officer had been accepted. On 11 September 1854 Hamilton was appointed as a Supernumerary Assistant Surgeon aboard H.M.S. Britannia for service in the Crimea. Serving ashore, he was transferred to the books firstly of H.M.S. Leopard and then H.M.S. Royal Albert. On 25 November 1854 Hamilton wrote a memorial asking for promotion since he was now the senior Surgeon of the Navy in the East - and on 26 January 1855 he was promoted to Surgeon. Whilst ashore with the Naval Brigade on 20 March 1855 Hamilton requested leave to return home due to the health of his father. This was granted and he departed the Crimea aboard H.M.S. Propeller on 18 June 1855. In 1859 he was awarded the Order of Medjidie 5th Class, one of 25 awarded to Surgeons for service in the Crimea. He was placed on the Retired List due to increasing deafness on 25 January 1865 and died in July 1878. With copied research.